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Freshmen Information and Freshmen News Page

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The Freshman Year is a very important year in high school. Everything you do during this year will affect your future which most likely includes college admission: grades in courses, test scores, activities, community service, leadership, etc. So do your best in your courses and if you have any questions or problems, see your School Counselor to see what help is available to you.

Resources and Safety Nets:
As news and information on summer programs becomes available, it will be posted in Freshmen News. When you click on the news link, you will see links for Senior News, Junior News, as Sophomore News on the left navigation area of the page.

Teacher Tutoring Schedule

Extra Help Page

College Planning Timeline 9th grade

College Selection Guide : Your guide to finding the right school for you!

State University Admission Chart

Online Course Requirement (AP-Honors Students)

PSAT score help
The College Board offers free PSAT and SAT prep through their website. Please visit the College Board website to access these resources.

Khan Academy: Steps to Linking with Official SAT Practice

College Campus Visits: Tips for College Campus Visits

Volunteer:

It's never too early to start your volunteer work. Even though volunteer hours are not a requirement to graduate from high school, we still highly encourage students to complete volunteer work towards scholarship applications.
Use this form to submit your hours to the School Guidance Counseling Office: Community Service Verification Form
Where to find volunteer opportunities:

Building your Resume:

Activities and Experiences Sheet

The downloadable form is a MS Word Document. It is suggested that you download it, complete it by typing in the answers, save it for future updating, and print the completed form and bring it or email it to your counselor. By typing it in Word, you will be able to say everything you want to say in the column, "Accomplishments and Experiences," within that activity, as the table will expand to as many lines as you need. You may also print out a blank form and complete it by writing on it.
If your computer does not have MS Word, you can download this PDF file so that you can write on it - A ctivities and Experiences PDF format.

Paying for College $$$

Tools to use:

MyinTuition developed by Wellesley College. It shows the projected cost of college once financial aid is factored in, helping students understand and plan for what college will actually cost.
My Big Future developed by Collegeboard. Compare the true cost of various colleges. Use this calculator to see how much college will cost by the time you enroll.
Raise.me earn micro-scholarship as early as 9th grade.

Florida Bright Futures Program opens October 1st of senior year.

High School Graduation Year	SAT/ACT Score to Earn FAS Award	SAT/ACT Score to Earn FMS Award	Community Service Hours Requirement	GPA Requirement
2020-2021 and after	1330 SAT	1210 SAT	FAS- 100	FAS – 3.5 or higher in 16 credits of college prep academic classes
	29 ACT	25 ACT	FMS- 75	FMS- 3.0 or higher in 16 credits of college prep academic classes

Scheduling an appointment with your counselor:
- Verify a date and time with your counselor (24 hour notice (minimum))
- Must have teacher permission (during school hours)
- Have teacher email your counselor verifying
  - May Ibasco - Department Head A-F ibascom@duvalschools.org
  - Kyle Fessenden- G-N, fessendenk@duvalschools.org
  - Misayo Watanabe - O-Z, watanabem@duvalschools.org